Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares Her Story on ‘Barely Famous’ with Kailyn Lowry

Kailyn Lowry, who has quietly established herself as one of the most engaging voices in podcasting, recently hosted Gypsy Rose Blanchard on her hit show, the “Barely Famous” podcast.

The episode delved into Gypsy’s new book, which recounts her harrowing experiences growing up under her mother’s control, enduring Munchausen by proxy abuse, and ultimately finding her voice after years of silence. Gypsy opened up about her complex family relationships, her time in prison, and the challenges she has faced, including battling addiction and navigating relationships.

Throughout the conversation, Gypsy Rose Blanchard shared profound insights on resilience, redemption, and forging a new path forward.

When speaking with Kailyn, Gypsy revealed that her newly released memoir has been a work in progress for quite some time.

“I’ve been working on it for about three years, the portion that was the final pieces was editing and that came after I got released,” she revealed. “It was challenging at times because I had to kind of ask for information from family members because like I know my side of things, but I don’t know the full picture, so I had to talk to family I had to talk to friends to get a lot of information I didn’t know about.”

“Me and my co-authors wanted to convey a sense of urgency because ea lot of people can’t put themselves in the mindset of where I was at with the abuse and how desperate I felt,” she explained of some of the raw things she talked about in the book. “So having a statement like ‘She was going to cut my throat,’ that statement stands out a lot.”

“It transports the readers into my mind and emotion,” Gypsy said on the podcast. “And so that’s why it was so important to say that and then go into the details of what I meant by that.”

Not only did Gypsy speak on her traumatic past, she revealed that she had undergone anesthesia “over 100 times,” but luckily she has not noticed side effects or longterm effects. “Going under anesthesia when I was a kid, I didn’t ask questions,” she told Kailyn. “So like all these side effects and all of the dangers were told to my mom and not to me” since she was a minor.

Gypsy also opened up about her past addiction struggles. “It started off with ‘Okay they prescribed me this pain medicine oh, and it makes me feel different. It makes me feel kind of numb,'” Gypsy said. “And so after that point is when I started to slowly take more and more and more and abused it.”

In her memoir, Gypsy reveals that her mom knew of the addiction and drug abuse, and but she didn’t say anything because it helped keep Gypsy close and under her control.

Kailyn’s authenticity and approachable style have made her a sought-after podcast host, attracting high-profile guests and fostering candid, unfiltered conversations. Her recent lineup includes Gypsy, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque, Colleen Hoover, and even more exciting names scheduled for the new year.

Beyond her success with Barely Famous, Kailyn is the driving force behind the KILLR Network, a podcasting platform that hosts four shows, including Coffee Convos and Karma & Chaos, both of which she co-hosts. The network is also set to debut a brand-new show in January 2025, further showcasing Kailyn’s creative vision and leadership in the podcasting space.

Gypsy is a woman whose tragic and complex story captured national attention, shedding light on the severe psychological abuse she endured and the events that led to her mother’s murder.

Born in 1991 in Louisiana, Gypsy grew up under the control of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who fabricated and induced illnesses in her daughter as part of a condition known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Dee Dee convinced doctors and the public that Gypsy suffered from a host of serious medical conditions, including leukemia, muscular dystrophy, and epilepsy.

As a result, Gypsy was subjected to unnecessary treatments, surgeries, and medications. Confined to a wheelchair and isolated from the outside world, she lived a life of fabricated illnesses and emotional manipulation.